Clarendon Cedar Cottage

2 bedroom cedar shingled cottage in beautiful Southampton Ont. Minutes from the town flag pole and main beach. Across from Fairy Lake and close to Saugeen river. Queen in principal bedroom, bunk beds in kids room. Ideal for couple with 2 children. The bathroom is off of the kids bunk room. Owners have separate weekend farm house on property. This is a quiet but kid friendly cottage with a great outdoor fire pit and sitting area. You will have the use of the entire cedar cottage, with eat-in kitchen, cozy living room, bathroom and two bedrooms. There is a private outdoor sitting area with a picnic table, propane BBQ and fire pit, wood is provided. Depending on the time of your visit, there are beach cruisers in the garage for use. There are two folding chairs, beach umbrella, two beach chairs and small cooler. The kitchen is stocked with the usual cooking crockery and includes a microwave, coffee maker, kettle, crock pot and bread maker. We have filters, ground coffee and tea available. There is high speed wifi with unlimited download. The TV is set up with Chrome to "jump" Netflix, Crave and YouTube to the TV. There is a desk in the kitchen with power for a lap top. We provide some condiments like sugar, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, relish, jam, peanut butter and margarine. We also stock the cottage with an abundance of toilet paper and paper towels. We have learned that the best plan is to shop on your second day and not to pack too much. There is a Foodland a 2 min drive away. Port Elgin is 8 km away and has an Independent (Loblaws) with great butcher and a Walmart with Grocery Section. Southampton has a Beer store and well stocked LCBO. There is also a great local butcher in town. You will have access to the private garden and sitting area next to the cottage the front lawn for any kids games and the communal organic gardens which grow herbs and fresh vegetables. Kate and I may or may not be up in "South" the week you are here. We are pretty social folk and usually have a fire before our kids go to bed at 730, please join us at at the farm house fire pit or have you own in the fire pit on the cottage side. Text us any time with questions or concerns while you are staying here. The Saugeen river, Fairy Lake and the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre are all a short walk away. The main Strip of High Street and the Offshore Bakery are only a 5 minute walk away. The Flag Pole and beach is an easy 7 minute walk. The Flag Pole beach has 2 hour free parking and public washrooms. This is a walk or easy bike ride from the cottage. The water line is stoney and drops off quickly. It is a sand beach. Chantry Beach has free parking at “Gerry's french fry shack” parking lot and a public washroom with running water. The beach here is sandy. If you walk over the dunes there is a second beach. The water line and beach here are also sand. The water is very shallow for hundreds of meters out and is a favourite for families with small children. There is a second parking lot for this beach. We just want to reiterate that we have a weekend farm house on the same property. The two homes are totally separate with no access between the two, separate kitchens, bathrooms, sitting areas and entrances. We can not view your private sitting area from our farmhouse. You will however see us coming and going and the drive way area is shared. We have two young daughters who can be loud when outside playing, so you will hear us. This property is definitely a family place. We think the cottage is ideal for two adults and two children. There is a cot available, but a third would be a little tight. The only washroom is off of the kids bunk room. You must walk through the kids bunk room to access the bath. This is not ideal if your kids are light sleepers.